Skirt-supporter



L. WIISSMANN. SKIRT SUPPOBTER. APPLICATION FILED 11.4, 1.920.

' Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

- ATTORNEY.

PATENT OFFICE.

LINA WISSMANN, OF MILLER, MISSOURI.

SKIRT-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

- Application filed. February 4, 1920. Serial No. 356,221. 7

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LINA WVrssMANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Miller, county of Lawrence, and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a skirt bottom support, having more particular reference to a device adapted to be employed by women in wet weather, or when walking on wet or muddy pavements or paths, to hold the bottom portions of their skirts raised or lifted above their normal position.

The invention has for a general object to provide a simple unitary device capable of supporting the bottom of the skirt raised above its normal position.

More specifically speaking, the invention has for an object to provide a device of this kind which may be readily carried around in a hand bag or the like and which may be easily and quickly applied to the skirt in the event of rain commencing to fall, or wet or muddy pavements or pathways having to be traversed For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the followdescription and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a front view of a woman having the invention applied to her skirt.

Fig. 2 is a detail longitudinal sectional view of the device for attaching the ends of the supporting belt together.

Fig. 3 is an end view thereof.

Fig. 4; is a detail perspective view of the skirt bottom support alone.

Fig. 5 is a detail'perspective view of one of the clips which grip the skirt.

My improved device comprises a belt ele ment 10 which may be made of leather, cloth or any suitable material and which is adapted to be clasped around the waist of the wearer over the dress of the latter as shown in Fig. 1. To secure the ends of the belt together I prefer to employ the novel buckle shown in Figs. 2 and 3 and which comprises separate elements adapted for attachment to the respective ends of the belt and each consisting of a pair of hollow bars united by a pin at one end the respective pairs of bars having telescopic connections with one another.

Gne of the elements comprises the hollow rectangular bars 15 each having one end open and the other end closed, the last mentioned ends of the bars being rigidly united by the pin 16 one end of the belt being secured to this pin in any suitable manner. The upper walls of these bars are formed with openings 1? near the ends thereof which are united by the pin 16.

The other element comprises the hollow rectangular bars 18 of a size to fit slidably in the bars 15, the ends of these bars 18 which project into the bars 15 being open, the opposite ends being closed and united by the pin 19 to which the other end of the belt 10 is fastened. The bars 15 and 18 are locked together by means of hooks 2O pivoted inside the bars 18 and projecting through suit able apertures in the top walls of these bars and into the apertures 17 in the bars 15. These hooks 20 are normally pressed to their outer position by means of flat springs 21 secured at one end to the lower wall of the bars 18 and pressing upwardly against the hooks at their opposite ends.

Depending from the belt are a series of straps 25 carrying on their lower ends devices adapted to grip the skirt, these straps being preferably made of the same material as the belt. As here shown each of these straps is constructed of a single strip of material bent upon itself midway between its ends to form an eye 26, the two halves of the strip being united by a line of stitching 27, the straps being secured to the belt by stitching or by any suitable means.

The fastening devices each comprise a metal plate 28 bent back upon itself at its upper end as at 29, this bent back portion being inserted through the eye in the strap, and having attached thereto clips 30 of the well known cam and spring type which are adapted to grip the material of the skirt.

It will be apparent that the device be readily folded into a small compass for convenience in carrying the same when not in use. To apply the device the belt 10 is clasped around the waist of the wearer as shown in Fig. 1, the bars 18 being pushed into the bars 15 until the hooks 20 snap into the openings in the latter. The lower portion of the skirt is then lifted upward. until the bottom of the skirt is at the desired height and the clips 30 are attached thereto.

As will be apparent the .folded portion of the skirt is concealed by the upper edge of tached from the skirt and the hooks are-- pressed inwardvbyrhand zto enable thezbars 18 to disengage from the bars 15 and permit of removal of the belt: 1:

Having thus described my invention what i end, one PZHILOIE said bars being adapted to I claim as new and'desire to secure by'Letters Patent, of the United States is as follows' 1. A beltbuckle for thepurpose set forth comprising a pair of elements each consisting of a pairiof hollow bars. united at one end, one pair of said bars being adapted to telescope into theother, and hooks carried I by the inner bars and adapted to project through openings into the Walls thereof into;

engagement with the outer bars.

2. A belt buckle for the purpose set forth comprising a pair of elements each consist-v ing of a pair of hollow bars united at one end, one pair of said bars being adapted to telescope into th8r0llh61' and hooks carried normallye pressing said hooks outwardly;

3. A belt buckle for the purpose set forth COIIIPIlSlIlgfl; palr-ofelements each conslsting of a palr of hollow bars united at one teleseopeinto the-other and hookscarried by the inner bars and adapted to project through openings into the walls thereof into engagement with the outer bars, and springs normally pressing said hooks outwardly said outerbars having enlarged apertures formedtherein to permit of manual engagement'withsaid 'hooks to depress the latter from operative position;

Intestimony whereof'I have affixed my signature;

LINA WVISSMANN. 

